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The Davos Agenda is a pioneering mobilization of global leaders to rebuild trust to shape the principles, policies and partnerships needed in 2021.

As part of the GO4SDGs initiative in cooperation with UNEP Youth and Education Alliance, the The Little Book of Green Nudges offers simple and easy ways for students and staff at universities worldwide to adopt more sustainable practices.

The 3rd Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme of the UN One Planet network brings together thought leaders, policymakers, civil society, farmers, business, academia, media, donors and people working on different aspects of food systems from around the world to build a common vision for the profound transformation needed towards healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems.

Developing infrastructure fit for the future while simultaneously achieving climate goals? With green bonds, that is possible.

The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) has championed the development of new evidence-based proposals to help Group of 20 (G20) leaders navigate COVID-19 challenges and advance sustainable and inclusive global recovery, ahead of their 21-22 November 2020 summit.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is hosting its second ‘Trade and Environment Week’, from the 16th to the 22nd of November 2020, alongside its Trade and Environment Committee (CTE). The CTE, which meets twice a year, is the dedicated forum at the WTO to discuss relevant environmental issues between its Member States.

The ‘Framework for SDG Aligned Finance’ identifies solutions to steer trillions of dollars available internationally towards the developing world

Paris, France - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a plan today to help public and private actors identify and prioritise investments...

WRI intends to award a Fixed Price type contract to assess the methodology(s) and successful cases of using a triple dividend approach to analyze climate change adaptation policies and investments. The deliverable will be a working paper of no more than 10,000 words, to be published by WRI. Proposals are welcome from individual consultants or teams, universities, or firms.

On October 22, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to support Small Island Development States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) achieve climate resilience and green growth in line with UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement.

To upscale the abilities of key stakeholders to design and implement green economy policies, UNEP and UNITAR are joining forces to provide a tailored e-learning course for nominated civil servants in line Ministries and other key government agencies in the 6 EaP countries. To support this work, UNITAR has issued this call for a home-based consultant to act as a moderator for the pilot edition the e-course “Towards a Green Transition in Eastern Partnership Countries”.